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The Information Society Development Foundation is implementing the Library Development Program to help Poland’s public libraries provide access to computers, the Internet, and training. The Library Development Program in Poland is a result of the partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Polish-American Freedom Foundation.

My entry for the contest concerns the following area:INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGECULTUREEDUCATIONSOCIAL INTEGRATIONSelect one area being the focus of your entry and delete the rest. Please remember that the entry should refer to the library’s activities in this area. Proceed to next step.

Read the requirements and instructions and “put yourself in the shoes” of the judging panel member

Proceed to next step.

you are a judging panel member. What elements should be included in the entry to win your recognition?

I will find out WHERE the library is located and what its team is likeI will find out WHAT has been done in the selected areaI will find out WHY the library is so active in the selected areaI will find out HOW this is being doneI will find out about the RESULTS of this activityI will find out about the BENEFITS for the citizens, the users and the libraryI will find out about the major CHALLENGE

Imagine that…

you are a demanding judging panel member. What else do you want to find out from the entry for the contest?

I will find out what PARTNERS cooperate with the library in this area,I will remember a certain FACT from the entry,I will remember a certain FIGURE,I will smile because a CITED WITTY STATEMENT or a GOOD PICTURE will rivet my attention,I will understand that the library’s activities in the selected area are not accidental,

Imagine that…

as a judging panel member you read several hundred entries. What entry will you value?

I will value the entry that gives me good information about the library’s activities in the selected area but is not verbose, I will value the entry that reflects some ideaMy attention will be attracted by a quoted story of a specific user

Imagine that…

< 20 slides

Please make sure that your entry for the contest is made up of maximum 20 slides concerning your library and its activities in the selected contest area.

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After determining the winning entries, presentations entered in the contest will serve as a basis for making a presentation for the Congress.Full name of library

Do not change the general design of the template

Any pictures, charts or other graphic elements are welcome in your entry.We encourage you to include a few well-chosen pictures in it.When displaying a picture it is worthwhile to provide a whole slide for it following the rule that one well-chosen picture tells you more than many small illustrations.Please remember to ask those who are in your pictures for their approval to use them.

Pictures in your presentation

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this is how you can effectively illustrate cooperation – please remember that the picture should have a description – short information about what / whom we can see in the picture is enough

this is how you can effectively illustrate the point that the library “reaches out beyond its walls with its offer” – please remember that a picture can be a metaphor; it does not have to illustrate precisely what you want to convey

http://meganweisenberger.com/post/25853997654

it is a good practice to provide the source of the picture – you can paste the website address below its description:http://lovelyrice.tumblr.com/post/3417553126

Should slide animation be used?

If you decide to use animation, do this on 2 or 3 selected slides.Animation is the way of stressing important content – it is the focus of attention; however, when overused, it can distract attention from the central idea of your presentation.

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and some more hints…

And here write down the full name of your library.And proceed to next step.

here insert the logo of your library

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Use one slide to give short information about your library, the number of branches, number of staff,

type of commune (rural, urban, urban-rural)what community is served by the libraryand of course add the information that you think is importantthis slide should provide an overview of how big your library is, where it is located and in what conditions it operates

WHAT has been done in the selected area?

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HOW is this being done?

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What are the RESULTS of this activity?

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What are the BENEFITS for the citizens, library users?

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What is the CHALLENGE?

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One sentence, appeal, thought to sum up your inspiration

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Name and surname of person who

(if you win the contest) will be the speaker

during the congress

His/her email

get inspired

jadwiga_k@interia.pl

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Remember?

concrete evidencefactsgood examplesfiguresstory of a specific personpartners

Think what would inspire you and inspire others!

Using slides

You are kindly encouraged to use the slides from this presentation in any way you want

and to decide on their arrangement on your own,

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